This American Life
Conversations · Ongoing · ~60 min
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringunlikely connectionssocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeInventive and grounded: a glossy conversation podcast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most pop…
Description: from the show's own feed
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Details
- Publisher
- This American Life
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 60 minutes
- Latest episode
- 9 November 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Arts, News
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and production, not just genre.
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